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AI (Artifical Intelligence)

There are a number of AI movies arriving in the near future, and the thought that seems to run through them all is that AI, Artificial Intelligence is depicted as being contained within humanoid constructs, frequently Female Humanoid. It brings up several interesting notions;

If one of the defining characteristics of AI is being ‘Self Aware’ can a computer, an AI contained within a box become self aware?

Does it need sensors to see, hear and touch itself to become aware of it’s existence?

Would a box be more or less likely to to identify with Humans if it identified itself as a box that thinks it’s alive?